Abstract
The objective is hereby study is to compare the effects of conventional and audiovisual methods on learning efficiency and success of retention with regard to vocabulary teaching in foreign language. Research sample consists of 21 undergraduate and 7 graduate students studying at Department of French Language Teaching, Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education, Ataturk University. The methodology applied herein is experimental research. Two groups of 14 were randomly established, one as experimental and one as control group. Experimental group underwent audiovisual method, while conventional vocabulary teaching method, still applied in schools, was applied on the control group. The data was gathered from instructive videos equipped with pedagogical references on the website of TV5 monde, under the title “Enseigner le francais avec Tv 5 Monde” [Learn French with TV5 Monde]. Two practices, namely, “2001-2011: faut-il encore avoir peur du terrorisme” [2001-2011: Should we still fear terrorism?], “guerres et conflits: vers une privatisation générale?” [Wars & conflicts: Towards an overall privatisation?], both at C1 education level, have been selected. Success rates in research data were found out by means of percentage calculations. The resulting values are analysed and interpreted through descriptive and content analysis methodology. According to research outputs, the learners are more successful in efficiency of learning and retention via audiovisual method than through conventional method. Simultaneous action of multiple sense organs and high motivation during learning process are considered as the principal reasons for such success.
Highlights
Word is the means of thought, expression, interpretation and communication
The learners are more successful in efficiency of learning and retention via audiovisual method than through conventional method
The focus was on effectiveness of methods on vocabulary teaching, while we concentrated on the effect of methods on retention of vocabulary by learners in the second week
Summary
Word is the means of thought, expression, interpretation and communication. It enables individuals to think, speak and write in a reasonable manner (Tar, 2013). A child learns the vocabulary of his native language by means of interaction with his environment. The volume of vocabulary, which is the most dynamic organism within language, increases in a systematic way; its acquisition during adulthood becomes an individual quality. On the other hand, proceeds in unnatural environments; therein, vocabulary learning and teaching becomes complex. Learning in foreign language is much harder and more tiring than in mother tongue. Word is the most essential element of a foreign language (Galisson, 1983). Instruction of grammar system of a language seems of top priority for communication; one inevitably has to have a wide vocabulary. Difficulties in speaking a foreign language often arise from lack of knowledge with regard to grammar and vocabulary (Al Hosni, 2014)
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